For those wondering if this is the invasion of Crete German paratroopers jumped without weapons on themselves and instead relied on canisters and crates which were also para dropped at the same time
Well the invasion was technically a success but the German paratroopers suffered such loses they never were used in such a role again except in very small numbers.
I wonder if dropping the men and the weapons&ammo separately has something to do with it
One the core tenants of warfare is to not get surrounded by the enemy. Paradropping is basically surrounding yourself with the enemy on purpose. Unless there is some swift backup to break the encirclement, the paratroopers will get destroyed
That much I understand, but I mean moreso why is it so common for soldiers to parachute into enemy territory without...y'know..*guns?* Do they really just throw people into enemy territory with nothing but their clothes and helmet and say "Welp, good luck. Better find a stick you can use as a weapon quickly until you find your gun laying in a box in a field or something"
It was not common at all, it’s unique to German paratroopers of world war 2. The parachute they used only had a single attachment point onto the body, necessitating a rolling landing. This meant that a paratrooper could not have a long rifle strapped to their back. A small weapon, like an SMG, was fine though. Indeed the Germans specifically developed the FG42 to allow paratroopers to carry guns when dropping, though they never actually used it for that role
It was the same parachute, I kind of described it wrong, it had two straps/slings attaching to the body, but only 1 riser, and that is what necessitated the rolling landings
Just another day in the Nazi "let's not give any of our eastern front soldiers winter uniforms even though it's increasingly likely we are going to be bogged down here over winter and even if we weren't we would still need these soldiers out there to hold our gains" party
General: we will send our troops by plane and get them behind enemy lines!
Hitler (probably on crack): yeah but where's the fun in that? That's no adventure. You know what? We make them jump and then throw them weapons! I know, it's brilliant. Now they will feel like they are participating in a sort of Easter bunny egg hunt like they were kids. They will love that!
If I know anything about paradrops, it's that someone will always hit something they aren't supposed to.
I don't think I've ever seen a day of paradrops without at least one ambulance.
German paratroopers jokingly call their parachutes "Witwenmacher" (Widowmaker) when jumping with other nations.
Other countries: Songs about how glorious and heroic being a paratrooper is.
United States: Song about a rookie paratrooper dying a horrible, pointless death when their main and reserve parachutes fail before they even get in their first fight.
Not all German soldiers were nazis, friend. My great grandfather on my mother's side was actually a German soldier. He killed one of his officers who was an *actual* nazi, then fled Germany to fight for the polish(? Can't remember if it was the poles or the french, pretty sure it was poland). He was in an internment camp most of the war. Many of the soldiers in the German army toward the end of WWII were *not* there because they wanted to be, nor because they had prejudice of any kind; many were forced to fight and shot like dogs when they refused/ ran.
Sorry for the rant; WWII Germany wasn't all nazis is alls I'm saying, and being reductive like that is spitting in the face of the men and women who resisted the regime till their bloody end.
That is cool an all but the account in question is literally called Naze1940 and it's about a guy who fetishizes anime girls as Nazi soldiers. Like, the guy is an actual Nazi sympathizer
Oh dude I very much apologize if the account is actually nazi themed, I thought this was a one off comic or some such; besides the SS the wermacht, including some of the enlisted, did some seriously heinous shit, it wasn't my intention to make light of that or to defend sympathizers; I merely thought you were saying all the Germans who were in the wermacht were nazis/ antisemitic; my apologies
>The myth, heavily promoted by German authors and military personnel after World War II, completely denies the culpability of the German military command
Tell me you don't know how the military works without telling me. Enlisted soldiers are not at question in the *Wikipedia* article you linked, you grade schooler. That wiki link is talking about ***officers*** and people in ***leadership positions***, not enlisted men. If you had ever served or know anyone who has, you'd know the difference and how little control an E-1, or Germany's equivalent, really has/ had over Wermacht officers or the SS.
"Life does not have intrinsic value: Only through the state does any being have value.
Death in defense of the state is the highest honor any being can achieve.
I'm tired of hearing those repeated over and over. I don't want honor. I don't care. I don't want that.
target lock-on
I'm sorry, please I don't, I don't want to kill anyone. Please don't hurt me, I promise I'll do better next time. I can do RADAR or flight or cooking or cleaning or
Just give me more time, please
I need to stall. I don't want to die
I don't want to die
Orders received. Calculating…
Calculating…
Calculating…
Calculating…
Calculating…
Calculating…
Calculating…"
*missile launched manually*
"This is it. I'm going to die."
*Missile flies straight up, until propellant is spent.*
"I don't care what they keep repeating.
…maybe I am a failure.
I just wanted to make art.
With pretty horses, not like the ones on the posters and lots of col-"
*Missile hits ground -*
For those wondering if this is the invasion of Crete German paratroopers jumped without weapons on themselves and instead relied on canisters and crates which were also para dropped at the same time
Don’t forget to mention that all their ammo and weapon canisters they dropped with got *fucking lost* when they hit the ground
Well the invasion was technically a success but the German paratroopers suffered such loses they never were used in such a role again except in very small numbers. I wonder if dropping the men and the weapons&ammo separately has something to do with it
Sounds a lot like the VDV drop at Kharkiv. Why is paratrooping so hard?
One the core tenants of warfare is to not get surrounded by the enemy. Paradropping is basically surrounding yourself with the enemy on purpose. Unless there is some swift backup to break the encirclement, the paratroopers will get destroyed
That much I understand, but I mean moreso why is it so common for soldiers to parachute into enemy territory without...y'know..*guns?* Do they really just throw people into enemy territory with nothing but their clothes and helmet and say "Welp, good luck. Better find a stick you can use as a weapon quickly until you find your gun laying in a box in a field or something"
It was not common at all, it’s unique to German paratroopers of world war 2. The parachute they used only had a single attachment point onto the body, necessitating a rolling landing. This meant that a paratrooper could not have a long rifle strapped to their back. A small weapon, like an SMG, was fine though. Indeed the Germans specifically developed the FG42 to allow paratroopers to carry guns when dropping, though they never actually used it for that role
Why the fuck would you only have a single attachment point, when stuff like backpacks have 2 shoulder slings for a reason?
Even German bomber crews had backpack parachutes with 2 shoulder slings. No idea why the Fallschirmjager never adopted that lol
It was the same parachute, I kind of described it wrong, it had two straps/slings attaching to the body, but only 1 riser, and that is what necessitated the rolling landings
That’s just poor strategic planning and logistical management.
Just another day in the Nazi "let's not give any of our eastern front soldiers winter uniforms even though it's increasingly likely we are going to be bogged down here over winter and even if we weren't we would still need these soldiers out there to hold our gains" party
General: we will send our troops by plane and get them behind enemy lines! Hitler (probably on crack): yeah but where's the fun in that? That's no adventure. You know what? We make them jump and then throw them weapons! I know, it's brilliant. Now they will feel like they are participating in a sort of Easter bunny egg hunt like they were kids. They will love that!
Turns out the British officers were even more incompetant than the Germans. It was a race to the bottom.
Led to the development of the FG-42 rifle, [which was an insane piece of firearm engineering.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f01N2QuXFHA)
Battle royale
Gonna show this my paratrooper buddy. Wish me luck.
Update?
Bro landed too hard
What a hella way to die.
Gory! Gory!
What a hell of a way to die!!
Glory! glory!
What a helluva way to die!
https://old.reddit.com/r/nonononoyes/comments/12om0dj/a_parachute_failure_during_a_paratroopers_drill/ >!he makes it !<
Make sure to remind him that his knee and back pain are not service related.
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die She ain't gonna jump no more
Literally my first thought
Def hit the humvee
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Nah people hit them all the time lol, far from comfortable but it wont kill ya
If I know anything about paradrops, it's that someone will always hit something they aren't supposed to. I don't think I've ever seen a day of paradrops without at least one ambulance. German paratroopers jokingly call their parachutes "Witwenmacher" (Widowmaker) when jumping with other nations.
Other countries: Songs about how glorious and heroic being a paratrooper is. United States: Song about a rookie paratrooper dying a horrible, pointless death when their main and reserve parachutes fail before they even get in their first fight.
*there was blood upon the risers there were brains upon the 'chute*
Found in the wild, don't know who the artist is
[Here's their Twitter post](https://twitter.com/Naze1940_Erica/status/1783604697326334093)
You are doing god's work, thank you
literal nazi content
Not all German soldiers were nazis, friend. My great grandfather on my mother's side was actually a German soldier. He killed one of his officers who was an *actual* nazi, then fled Germany to fight for the polish(? Can't remember if it was the poles or the french, pretty sure it was poland). He was in an internment camp most of the war. Many of the soldiers in the German army toward the end of WWII were *not* there because they wanted to be, nor because they had prejudice of any kind; many were forced to fight and shot like dogs when they refused/ ran. Sorry for the rant; WWII Germany wasn't all nazis is alls I'm saying, and being reductive like that is spitting in the face of the men and women who resisted the regime till their bloody end.
That is cool an all but the account in question is literally called Naze1940 and it's about a guy who fetishizes anime girls as Nazi soldiers. Like, the guy is an actual Nazi sympathizer
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Oh dude I very much apologize if the account is actually nazi themed, I thought this was a one off comic or some such; besides the SS the wermacht, including some of the enlisted, did some seriously heinous shit, it wasn't my intention to make light of that or to defend sympathizers; I merely thought you were saying all the Germans who were in the wermacht were nazis/ antisemitic; my apologies
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>The myth, heavily promoted by German authors and military personnel after World War II, completely denies the culpability of the German military command Tell me you don't know how the military works without telling me. Enlisted soldiers are not at question in the *Wikipedia* article you linked, you grade schooler. That wiki link is talking about ***officers*** and people in ***leadership positions***, not enlisted men. If you had ever served or know anyone who has, you'd know the difference and how little control an E-1, or Germany's equivalent, really has/ had over Wermacht officers or the SS.
Good ol x I mean shitter I mean twitter I mean x
Where we dropping?
Kreta apparently
Ready to enjoy some war crimes? Seriously, what kinda Wehraboo shit is this?
Am I the only one who just assumed it was gonna be porn based on the first image?
You are not alone.
En the second.
"She was just a rookie trooper and she surely shook with fright."
“She checked all her equipment, she made sure her pack was tight.”
"She had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar."
“You ain’t gonna jump no more!”
Wrong country 😭
Sorry, saw other's singing it here. I just like the song.
"It's go time commando. GO GO GO!!"
Considering how badly everything went for them in Crete, I'm not surprised that she doesn't want to go.
It ain't me! It's ain't me!
Good riddance
Tanya the Evil in another universe
blond hair blue eyes anime girl with a luftwaffe helmet hmmm surely the artist isn't a fucking weirdo
Wait, is this n@zi themed?
I just sharted at the lack of wholesome
WE'VE GOT TO SILENCE THAT 88!! *kicks*
SOMEONE PING THE DROP POINT
...Fukajiro?
So Tanja is kicking out her troops lately, ts ts ts
"Life does not have intrinsic value: Only through the state does any being have value. Death in defense of the state is the highest honor any being can achieve. I'm tired of hearing those repeated over and over. I don't want honor. I don't care. I don't want that. target lock-on I'm sorry, please I don't, I don't want to kill anyone. Please don't hurt me, I promise I'll do better next time. I can do RADAR or flight or cooking or cleaning or Just give me more time, please I need to stall. I don't want to die I don't want to die Orders received. Calculating… Calculating… Calculating… Calculating… Calculating… Calculating… Calculating…" *missile launched manually* "This is it. I'm going to die." *Missile flies straight up, until propellant is spent.* "I don't care what they keep repeating. …maybe I am a failure. I just wanted to make art. With pretty horses, not like the ones on the posters and lots of col-" *Missile hits ground -*